Tire.



PATENTED AUG. 30, 1904.

0. L. LEAGH.

TIRE.

UNTTED STATES Patented. August 30, 190 i.

PATENT @EETcE.

TIRE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 768,860, dated August30, 1904.

Application filed August 6,1903. Serial No. 168,524. (No model.) 7

To (all 1071,0772, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORvILLE LIVINGSTON Lnnon, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Elmwood, in the county of Providence and State ofRhode Island, have invented a new and useful Tire, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates more particularly to vehicle-tires of that typeknown as cushiontires; and the object of the invention is to provide astructure which can be readily and cheaply manufactured, easily appliedto a wheel, and when in place will not become accidentally displacedthrough any of the usual strains to which such tires are ordinarilysubjected.

The preferred form of construction is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, where- 1n Figure l is a side elevation of a portion of awheel, showing the tire applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view through the same. Figs. 3, at, and 5 are cross-sectionalviews taken, respectively, on the lines 3 3, 4 i, and 5 5 of Fig. 1.

Similar reference-numerals indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

in the embodiment illustrated a ring 10 is employed, preferably formedof sheet metal and dished to provide a longitudinal channel 11. To thisrim are attached the outer ends of radial spokes 12, that pass throughsaid rim and have their outer ends headed down, as shown at 13, upon theouter face of the bottom of the channel. Upon the rim thus constructedis placed the tire 14. This tire is made of elastic material, preferablyrubber, and molded in one integral piece. It is preferably somewhatsmaller than the rim, but is seated in the channel by being stretchedwhen fitted to place. It will thus bind tightly upon the rim and willnot ordinarily become displaced. The tire is provided withradiallydisposed air-sockets 15, which extend into the same from theinner face and terminate short of the outer face, said sockets beingcylindrical in form and of less diameter than the diameter of the tire.Therefore when the tire is in place on the rim the inner ends of thesockets are tightly covered and sealed by the rim, so that the aircontained therein cannot readily escape. The heads 13 of the spokes arearranged to engage in certain of the sockets, and thus do not interferewith the proper fit of the tire.

In order to securely hold the tire in place and also prevent creaking ofthe same, two sets of fastening devices are preferably employed. theform of a bolt 16, having a curved head 17, which is molded in therubber, said bolt projecting from the inner face of the tire andextending through the rim, being fastened by a nut 18, threaded on saidprojecting end. The devices of the other set also are in the form ofbolts, each one having a shank 19,

which passes through the rim, the inner end ofthe shank carrying a head20, the outer end having a nut 21. A washer 22 is interposed between thehead and the rim, and a projection is thus formed in the channel, whichis adapted to engage in one of the sockets and hold the adjacent portionof the tire against both lateral and longitudinal movement.

It will be evident that a tire constructed in accordance with thepresent invention can be cheaply manufactured, as it may be molded inone piece, the fastening device 16 being incorporated therewith.Moreover, when applied by extending or' stretching it it will bindtightly in the channel, so as to be held against displacement, thisbinding action sealing the air-sockets. The fastening devices alsoconstitute additional securing means of value in connection with thestructure. By having the sockets the tire is not only made 1ighter,,butmore resilient, yielding to the impact of the surface over which theWheel travels and reassuming its original shape after leaving the same,this return being partially accomplished by the air compressed withinthe cells or sockets and by the rubber surrounding the same.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, andmany advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art without further description, and it will beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape, pro- In one of thesesets each device is in portion, and minor details of construction may heresorted to without departing from the spiritor sacrificing any of theadvantages of the in vcntion.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

In a structure of the class described, the combination with a channeledrim, of spokes passing through the rim and having their outer endsheaded down upon the bottom of the channel, and an elastic tirestretched longitudinally and seated in the channel, said tire havingopen-ended cylindrical air-sockets extending into the same'frorn itsinner side and terminating short of the outer side, the inner open endsof said sockets being covered by the rim and certain of the samereceiving the headed ends of the spokes.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as myoWn l have hereto atlixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

()IWIIJLE LIVINGSTON REACH. Witnesses:

WM. 1. PA'rs'roNm, IRVING C. A'rWooD.

